Rocío San Miguel: Concern grows for detained Venezuelan activist - BBC News

The Maduro government accuses Rocío San Miguel of conspiring to kill the president.

2 hours agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingImage source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Rocío San Miguel (in this file photo from 2006) was arrested on FridayBy Vanessa BuschschlüterBBC NewsRights groups have expressed concern for Venezuelan activist Rocío San Miguel, who has not been heard from since she was arrested on Friday.

Ms San Miguel is a vocal criticof President Nicolás Maduro's government.

She has been accused by the prosecutor general, who is a close ally of Mr Maduro, of involvement in an alleged plot to kill the president.

She and five of her relatives, who have also been detained, are being held at undisclosed locations.

A member of her legal team, Juan González, said five members of her family were unaccounted for and the authorities were not responding to his requests for information.

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